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Sharp Software to extend R&D capabilities
By siliconindia
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Saturday, 19 January 2008, 17:36 IST
Bangalore: Sharp Software Development India (SSDI), a subsidiary of U.S. based Sharp Labs, plans to extend its Research and Development (R&D) capabilities apart from expanding its center in Bangalore, reported Business Standard (BS).
Sharp has five R&D centers worldwide. SSDI, employs 120 engineers in Bangalore, and is engaged in product-oriented research and software development for copiers, printers and consumer electronics devices. The company is also engaged in software development for digital imaging, networking, client software, server applications, windows system software, colour technology and digital document management.
"At present, the focus is more on multi-functional peripherals (copier, printer, scanner and fax - all in one) for the company. Going ahead, we intend to extend our capabilities to consumer electronics in a big way apart from the communications systems," said Praveen Kanipakam, President SSDI.
The center has already commenced research on consumer electronics devices in a small way. "Sharp is well-known worldwide for consumer electronics devices such as audio / video products, LCD display systems and others. We are keen on participating in writing the software for these products," he added.
"For the last seven years, we have been solely writing the software for multi-functional peripherals. No other Sharp lab is engaged in writing software for multi-functional peripherals. We are updating the software systems powering these equipment for different markets. We want to expand our capabilities as Sharp Corporation views our contributions significantly," he said.
The Bangalore centre also played a key role in developing a tool for the healthcare sector.
"We regularly work with Sharp's Corporate R&D Centre to develop new products depending on the market requirements," said Kanipakam.
Sharp Corporation's other R&D centres include Sharp Labs America, Sharp Labs of Europe, Sharp Technology Corporation in Taiwan and Sharp Electronics in Malaysia.